Soap dispensing shaving brush or the like



Nov. 28, 1933. L, v ARONSQN 1,937,006

SOAP DISPENSING SHAVING BRUSH OR THE LIKE Filed June 11, 1952 INVENTORlazuli Vflronsan (Ala/n11 ATTOR EYS Patented Nov. 28, 1933 I SOAPDISPENSING SHAVING BRUSH R 1 THE LIKE Louis 'V. Aronson, Newark, N.assignor to'Art Metal' Works; Jersey I Inc., 'a"corporation of NewApplication June 1932. Serial No. 616,631 8 Claims. (01. 15 -138) Thisinvention relates to improvements in dispensing devices forshaving'brushes or the like. Among the objects of this invention are theprovision of improved means for dispensing material from a reservoir,provided in a handle, into a brush or the like; the provision of afollower.

operated by air pressure; the provision of a pump for creating airpressure for advancing a follower to dispense soap or the like; theprovision of means for controlling the rate at which air is built up inthe space behind the followeryand generally the provision of improvedmeans for dispensing soap into a brush.

Other objects of the invention will appear fromthe drawing, in whichFig. 1 is a disassembled view of a shaving brush including a handle usedasa container and provided with dispensing means constructed accord--.ing to a preferred embodiment of the invention;

Fig.2 is a vertical central sectionof the assembled shaving brush;v

3 shows the pump controlling valve. as viewed from the line 33 of Fig.2, part of the.

valve being in section; and r Fig. 4 is a cross section through thehandle 0 the line 44 of Fig. 2 showing the valve for closingor-controlling the effective size of the passage through which soap isdelivered into the brush.

For the purposes of disclosing my invention I have illustrated'onepreferred embodiment of the invention as a shaving brush which includesa barrel 5 made ofany suitable transparent material, and which ispreferably exteriorly threaded at its lower end to receive a bottomclosure member 6, which together provide a reservoir 7 for soap againstwhich operates a follower 8 provided with a rubber sealing member 9held,

I the brush 14 is established by providing the bottom member 6 with aconduit 15 which preferably registers with a tube 16 which may be ofrubber or any suitable material and may be secured in the base of thebrush by any suitable means.

the following description taken in connection with H The effective crosssectional area of the conduit:

15 may be controlled by means of a. screw 17 which may be advanced andretracted; Thefor ward end 18 of the screw 17 is of the samefdiame- Vter as the conduit 15, and for the purpose-of em-. l

ploying-this screw for shutting off the flow ofsoap entirely the conduit15 is provided with a lateral recess 19 into whichflthe endl8 ofthescrew 17 may be advanced, asclearlyiapparent from Figs. 2*and 4. q m

The other end of the barrel 5 ispreferably also threaded exteriorlyupon. which is threaded a top closure member 20 which is provided-with acylindrical flange 21 constituting a pump cy1in-1 der in which operatesa piston. designated .gen- 3 4 erallyat 22, The free end of the'cylinder21 may be threaded exteriorly to receive the end 1 closure member 23..This member may be pro-J vided with a port 24 which communicates with. avalve chamber 25 provided with a port26 which may be controlled by a:screw 27 by means of which the rate of flow ofair from the pump chamberto the space behind the piston may be con.-' trolled, for the purposeo'fadjusting the opera--v tion of the pump to buildupany suitabledesired'so pressure on the follower 8 a The piston 28 comprises ametallic disk 29, a flexible pump washer 30, and a clampingdisk 31connected bya screw 32 toaplunger 33 which extends through the openingin the top closure member 20, and which is connected exteriorly of thismember by means of a screw 34 to a manipulative member 35whichispreferably provided with a skirt portion 36 slidably engaging the ex;terior of the top closurememb'er 20. 5 The top closure member 20 and themanipulaa tive member 35 are provided with ports 37 and 38 by means ofwhich air may be admitted. behind the piston22 as the piston is advancedand into the space between. these' m'emb'ers as the piston is retracted.,Upon retraction of the pisa ton the air admitted into the space behindthe piston will be forced past the washer 30 into the,

pump chamber. Upon advancing the piston, airis forced from'the pumpchamberinto "the space-' behind the'follower 8 and when suificient pressure is established in this space the follower 8 will be advancedforcing the soap into the brush.

When the brush isnot in use-the-conduit 15 may be closed to prevent anyaccidental feeding of the soap. ,Thepump device may be operated 1 byholding thebarrelin one hand and by grasping the manipulative member 35with the. other hand and reciprocating the same. Forthe pur- 1 I pose offacilitating assembly and operation, the 11 91- forced far into thebrush.

While the principles of the invention have been described with referencetothe single embodiment shown in the drawing and with referenceto aparticular use, it is to be understood that the several features of theinvention may be embodied in different forms for different uses,

that it is not the intention to limit the claims to the particularembodiment disclosed, and that any terms imported from the specificationintov the claims are to be considered-as words of descriptionratherlthan of limitation.

7 What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patentlofthe United States is:

, '1. Aihandle comprising means for supporting abrush' andprcvided witha reservoir for containing material to be dispensed to thebrush and witha conduit for carrying said material to said;

brush, a follower" within said handle operating against said material, apump comprising a cylinder, said cyiinder including an end wall oflargerrdiameter than said cylinder providing for a threaded connectionbetween said end wall and said-handle for securing said cylinderwithinsaid handle,and a piston rod operablein an aperture in said end wall forbuilding up presi sure against the rear side of said follower;

2. A handlecomprising means for supporting a brusha'nd provided with areservoir for containing material to be dispensed to the brush and witha conduit for carrying said material to said brush, a followerwithinsaid handle oper' ating against said material,a pump secured tothe rearface'of said follower, a piston in aid said handle for buildingupp'ressure against the rear side of said follower; means for adjustingthe efiective size of the conduit through 'which 'the material isdeliveredto the brush, and means for controlling the rate of flow of airfrom the manipulative'member and the adjacent end of pump to the spacebehind the follower.

3. A handle comprising means for supporting a brush and. provided witha'res'ervoir for,con-- taining material to be'dispensed to the brush andwith a" conduit for carrying said material to said brush, a followerwithin said handle operating against said material, a pump for buildingup pressure against'the rear side of said follower, said pump includinga cylinder secured to and projecting into said handle and having asmaller a brush and provided with a reservoir forcon taining' materialto be dispensed to the brush and with a conduit for carryingsaid'material tosaid brush, a follower within said handle operatingagainst said material, a pump for building up ing a brush and wit-hachamberfor receiving piston under pressure created bysaid-manipulapressure against the rear side of said follower,

-mat'erial to be dispensed to said brush, a fol= lower operating on saidmaterial, a pump in eluding a .pump cylinder located wholly within saidhandle, for building up air pressure against the rear face of, saidfollower, a piston in said pump cylinder, .7 a circumferentialcylindrical flange onsaid pump cylinder threadedly engaging the exteriorofsaid handle with its outer surface projecting radially outwardlybeyond the outer surfaceof saidhandle, and an open ended cylindricalmanipulative member secured to said piston and slidingly engaging saidflange;

6. A handle provided withmeansfor supportmaterial to be dispensed tosaid brush, a follower operating. on said materialga pump in'--'-cluding a pump cylinder located wholly within said handlafor building upair pressure against the rear face of said follower, a piston insaidpumpcylinder, and a manipulative memberfor operating v said" piston locatedext'eriorly of said: handle and provided with askirt portion surrounding the adjacent end of said handlef 7. A handle provided withmeans for support'-- ing a brush and with a chamber forreceivingmaterial tobe dispensed to said brush, a 01 lower operating onsaid materialpa' pumpincludingi apump. cylinder located :wh'olly jwithinsaid handle, for building'up' air pressure againstsaid pump cylinderbeing'provided withports; for admission of 'air into the space betweensaidmember and-the adjacent end of said handle during the return strokeof said pumpand-admitting air into said pump cylinder behind'said tivemember as said piston is adv I 7 -JA handle providedwithmeans forsupporting a' brush and with a-chamber for'receiving lbll' material-tobe dis'pe'nsed to said brush, a'follower operating on said material,-apump including a 5 pump cylinder located wholly within said handle forbuilding up air pressure against the rear?v face of said follower, andapiston in said pumpcylinder, the end wall of said; pump cylinderbeing'provided with an aperture "permitting air, to flow from the pumpcylinder intothe'space behind the follower, and vice versa." i ouis v.ARONSONtT

